Rabbits Through The Ages
Chapter Three
Sailor Moon opened her eyes. They had just stepped through the blinding white light of whatever portal it was that the future Sailor Moon had led them through. The blonde squeezed Tuxedo Kamen's hand, feeling relief that nothing had seemed to go amiss. She looked up to see him smiling down at her, and she smiled back before turning to look in front of her.
She had seen Crystal Tokyo once before. Then, it had been a dark, dead place where no life could be seen or felt. Now, as the senshi stood on the same hillside as they had years before, they looked out onto a majestic city full of life. Towering buildings rose into the sky, and the Crystal Palace stood gleaming, rising up as glittering crystals that shed light on the rest of the city.
"It's beautiful," Sailor Moon breathed, and the other senshi quickly stepped forward, surrounding her as they took in the view. Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune looked especially enraptured; they had not ever seen the Crystal city.
The future Sailor Moon was sighing impatiently. "Follow me, please."
"Where are we going?" Sailor Mars asked as she walked beside the pink haired senshi.
"The observatory," the girl said. "It's in that tower." She pointed to the tallest glass structure of the palace. "Papa and Sailor Pluto created it about three years ago. It's the center of time."
"The center of time?" Mercury looked intrigued, and she stepped closer to the two at the front.
"It means that it's where Pluto watches the streams of time. She keeps track of everything there. You'll see. But that's why we call it the center of time." The girl paused. "Papa and Mama don't really allow me to go there, but because of the circumstances, they can't really stop me now, can they?" She smirked.
Sailor Moon felt a slight twinge in her stomach. Chibiusa had always been sharp-tongued, but had she always been this sharp? The Moon senshi glanced at her fiancé. He had a similar expression on his face.
They reached what looked like an entrance, and Usa stopped, turning to them. "Pluto's breaking some really big rules doing this, but she's intent that it's the best way to deal with this. But," the girl sighed heavily, pushing her gloved fingers through the fringed, light pink bangs on her forehead. "Let me stress to you all that you are in no way to learn more about this time period than what is absolutely necessary. Meaning, if we say don't look, don't look. If we say move, move. Got it?" She glanced around at most of them, but she avoided looking at Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen.
The group exchanged glances, but no one said anything. Usa turned to the wide doors she was standing in front of and opened them. She waited while the group filed in before walking inside and shutting the doors behind her. What she saw made a small smile leak onto her face. The group of senshi and Tuxedo Kamen were cramped into the small elevator. They were squished so close together that it reminded the girl of a can of sardines. She tried desperately not to laugh. "Ah, sorry for the tight squeeze. There aren't usually this many people going to the observatory at once." The girl turned to her right and opened a small glass panel and pressed in a code. They began to move upward at an extremely fast speed, and it made Sailor Moon very dizzy as she watched them move through the clear glass walls. Finally, after what felt like soaring through space, they reached the top, rightmost tower. Usa opened the doors and walked through.
They followed her down a short hallway. At the end of it, there was a small metal door. She pushed it open and waited for them to enter. As they filed inside, they saw a large circular room, covered from the ceiling to the floor with massive screens. In the middle of the room, at a small, round glass top desk, sat Sailor Pluto. She swiveled around and faced them with a grim smile. Standing, the green-haired senshi took her staff that was levitating a few inches off the ground beside her desk. She waited for the entire group to enter the room before addressing them.
"I'm very sorry to have forced you all here," she said a little sadly, though she tried to smile. "Small Lady, thank you for your assistance." Pluto inclined her head toward the pink-haired senshi, who nodded back before striding to stand beside her. Pluto turned to the screens before speaking again. "Two nights ago, I was observing the time streams and I happened across something very disturbing. The message in the sky that you all witnessed today."
Uranus arched an eyebrow and folded her arms. "Pluto, why didn't you contact us yesterday if you saw it?"
"Because it is against the law that I tell you your future, and the message had not been seen by you yet." Pluto turned, and her face was frowning. "We are, of course, breaking the law now, but as you all know this future already, we are not stepping too far away from the path, and Chronos has not yet taken any action." Her voice wavered slightly. "However, I ask you to please abide by whatever I or Small Lady ask of you. We cannot risk any more of a breach of time, so please do not ask about the future in any way. I had to bring you here to show you this." She stepped into the middle of her desk again and pressed a few clear keys. The screens began to show different images, one of which was the blue sky of the 21st century that had held the threatening message only recently.
Sailor Moon's eyes swiveled to another screen that Pluto was bringing up. She gasped and took an involuntary step back, bumping into Tuxedo Kamen's chest. The man reached out and took her arm, steadying her. "Sailor Moon."
"Gomen ne," she whispered, turning back to look at the screen.
Neptune and Uranus walked forward to stand beside Pluto. "When was this, Pluto?" Neptune asked, staring up at the scene.
"This is the night before that message appeared in your sky." The garnet-eyed senshi answered.
Sailor Moon stared up, knowing that her future daughter was staring at her as she took in the scene. Prince Demando of the Black Moon Clan was floating, in a sitting position, in the sky, in front of a black, crystal shaped palace. A palace that, terrifyingly, had the same shape and form of the beautiful Crystal Palace they were currently in. Demando, who had once worn white, formal dress suits, was now clad in complete black, with a dark cape flowing behind him. The stark contrast of his brilliantly white, chin length hair against the black made the whiteness of his skin seem almost ghostlike, and it sent shivers down Sailor Moon's spine.
"Do you have any idea where this is?" Mars was asking as Sailor Moon shook herself out of her reverie.
"None." The future Moon said, shaking her pink head. She walked close to the screen, her arms folded across her chest. "He's somehow got shields all around him. We can see this one scene, but Pluto hasn't been able to find it since."
"It's like he wanted us to know he's there, but now that we know, he's blocked me from seeing him again, so we can't find him." Pluto clicked a button, and the scene disappeared from view. Sailor Moon breathed a sigh of relief when it was gone. The look in Demando's eyes had not been pleasant to see.
"Right stupid, isn't he?" Usa smirked. "Oh, bring me the rabbit and the princess, but I'm not going to tell you where I am!" The girl growled. "Damn idiot!"
"Small Lady," Pluto said in a warning voice. She turned to face Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen, who had both finally moved closer to the rest of the group. "Prince, Princess, we have no idea at this point what to expect from Demando. I've been searching the time streams for him, but at this point, he has hidden himself so well that I have no knowledge of his whereabouts."
"Do you have any idea how he's shown up again?" Jupiter asked. The small dog in her arms was still asleep, and she shifted his weight carefully.
Pluto shook her head. "Since I haven't been able to find him again, I can't detect anymore about him. We are hoping that you will have more success finding him than I have, as he is in your own time." Pluto stepped toward Sailor Jupiter. "However, this proves interesting. Why is Demando using dogs to create droids? Why not humans?"
"The thing looked like a green werewolf," Venus muttered, scrunching her nose as she remembered the smell.
Pluto stared down at the innocent dog in Jupiter's arms. "He's harmless now, back to his old self. But that's an interesting theory, Venus. Werewolves." Pluto began to mutter to herself for a moment before heading toward her desk. She sat in her chair and began to type around the circular table. Venus and Mercury peered from behind her, watching as different parts of the glass lit up.
Usa paid little attention to Pluto. She was leaning against one of the screen walls, her arms crossed and pink eyebrows furrowed deeply. "We need to discuss my involvement, Pluto."
"That is not a wise idea, Small Lady." Pluto glanced up warningly for a moment before returning to her task.
Sailor Moon looked at the girl. "Your involvement, Chibiusa?"
Usa gave her a sharp glance. "Usa." She looked away. "I'll be returning to the 21st century with you all."
There were several gasps, and Tuxedo Kamen raised an eyebrow. "Your parents surely would not approve of you being in the midst of a threat, Chi—Usa."
"I'm fourteen," Usa said, pushing herself away from the screen and standing straight, glaring across the room. "I'm the same age as Mama was when she took on Queen Beryl! She did what she had to, and so will I. He's obviously threatening me and you, Usagi." The girl took a step toward the blonde. "Seems obvious that I need to be around to—"
"You will do no such thing, Serenity Usagi!" There was a booming voice from the doorway, and many of the girls swiveled around. Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune looked amused. The other girls dropped their jaws. Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen glanced at each other, both feeling rather strange.
A tall, broad-shouldered man in a lavender tuxedo stepped into the room, walking with a staff at his side, a white mask donning his dark blue eyes. Behind him, a petite woman stepped up. She was clad in a long, clinging silk white dress, with gold trimmings around the strapless top. Her hair was golden and it was so long it touched the floor, and a golden crown, with a red heart jewel in the middle, sat atop her head.
Usa took a hesitating step back, and from her chair, Pluto shook her head as if to say "I told you so."
"Why do parents always use your full name when yelling, eh?" Venus muttered to Mars beside her, who gave the girl a "I would shut up if I were you" look. The blonde stifled a chuckle.
Sailor Moon was busy staring at her older, slightly taller counterpart, who was also staring back at her. Years before, they had all seen a hologram of the King, but never had she really met her own future self—awake, that is. The Queen had unwavering blue eyes, and Sailor Moon kept wondering how she was somehow taller than herself. She herself only reached Mamoru's shoulders. The Queen was up to the King's chin.
The Queen looked away from her younger self. Her hands clasped together in front of her, she took a step closer to Pluto's desk, and Usagi figured out how she was taller. She was wearing high heels. She could hear the light click of them as she walked. The surrounding senshi, Venus and Mercury, backed away, and Serenity gave them a blinking, wondering gaze before turning once again to Pluto. "Pluto, I take it you have found no more?" Sailor Moon's throat clenched. It was so strange to hear her own voice, with a wiser tone, repeated through the air. She clasped Tuxedo Kamen's hand more tightly.
"Not quite, your majesty," Pluto turned in her chair and inclined her head to the Queen. "But the past senshi have given me an interesting theory."
Neo Queen Serenity raised one eyebrow. "What would that be?"
King Endymion was watching his daughter, who was looking at anything except him. Pluto cleared her throat and stood. "Werewolves, Serenity-sama."
Venus's head snapped up. "No way, really? I was right?" She beamed at Mercury, who couldn't help but let a small giggle escape her mouth.
Pluto nodded and pointed to the dog in Jupiter's arms. "It seems that Demando is using dogs of the 21st century to use as his droids. Possibly, it is his attempt to recreate the Werewolves of Transylvania, of the time of the Silver Millenium."
Endymion finally broke his eyes away from his daughter to glance at Pluto. "Why would he do that, Pluto?"
"To create an army. It is much easier to control a dog than it is a human. The question is, how many more like this poor dog has Demando already gathered? " Pluto glanced up at the screen. She pressed a button, and an image of a wolf-like creature, standing on two hind legs, appeared before them on a screen. "This is an image of the Werewolves of Transylvania. They co-inhabited the country along with vampires, though the two were always at war with one another. So while they killed humans, they also killed each other." She explained to the senshi. "The two races were completely extinguished by the King of Earth, long before the time of Beryl and Metalia. You see, there has always been evil lurking in the kingdoms of our worlds, and it has forever been the duties of the royalty of the planets to exterminate any evil."
"From what I've read, vampires were a much more difficult matter than werewolves," Endymion noted, a frown on his face.
"Creating a race of vampires would be nearly impossible, though," Pluto remarked. "It's brilliant of Demando, if he really is creating a race of werewolves to serve him. They would be much more easily manageable."
"Unfortunately brilliant," Serenity sighed and put a willowy hand to her cheek. "What shall we do?"
"I'm going!" Usa declared, taking a step toward her parents boldly. "I'm going to the past, and I'm going to fight him!"
"Definitely not!" Endymion shook his head once, his voice firm and resolute.
Usa looked at her mother. "Mama! You know it's my job now! I'm Sailor Moon! You have to let me go!"
Serenity raised an eyebrow. "I fail to see why, Usagi." She pointed toward Sailor Moon, who flinched. "She is Sailor Moon in the 21st century. Furthermore, you are being threatened by Demando. For what reason, I know not. But you are, and it would be foolishly dangerous of you to involve yourself in the past again."
Usa's gloved fists here shaking at her sides. "So what am I supposed to do, just sit here and hide, wait for Usagi to get killed or taken by Demando?" She ground out the words between her teeth as she glared at her mother, who didn't move an inch. "You do realize if he gets her, you'll cease to exist! I will cease to exist!" She yelled, her eyes turning a blood red shade.
The Queen didn't move or flinch, but Sailor Moon was fidgeting with every word. Tuxedo Kamen clamped his hands down on both of her arms, holding her steady. He leaned down and whispered in her ear. "Keep calm." She nodded once, shakily.
"That is enough, Small Lady!" The King said so loudly that he almost shouted it, putting his staff so firmly on the floor that it made a sharp cracking noise. His daughter jumped at his words. She turned pale as she turned to look at him. He never called her that. Ever. Her lip trembling, she backed away and crossed the room to the screens once again, turning her back on the entire group. Sailor Moon saw that her shoulders were heaving, most likely with sobs.
Endymion sighed. He faced them. "I'm sorry; this is highly unorthodox, and to be honest, extremely dangerous for you all to be in this time period, as it is not your own. Pluto thought it necessary to equip you with all information she could possible give you on Demando's actions. He is in your time, but it is not for certain if he will remain in only one time strain. The Black Moon Clan transcended time in the past; they could very well do it again. The question is, who of the Black Moon family is with Demando, if any of them? As they have forced our time streams together before, we thought it only necessary that we work together once again to extinguish this threat."
Pluto continued for him. "As I told you all, there is no trace of Demando in the time streams. He's hidden very well. How he has such power, we don't know yet. I will continue to diligently monitor the time streams, and if I find anything more, I will instantly be contacting you." She glanced to Uranus and Neptune. "I would suggest, for safety purposes, that you check on Hotaru-chan. She should be fine, but if the threat is large enough, you know what will happen to her." The couple nodded, and Pluto turned to look at Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen. "Most of the risk lies with you, Sailor Moon. It's obvious why Demando is after you, as it has always been." Sailor Moon flinched and glanced to Serenity, who was immovable at her husband's side. Pluto paused only inflectionally. "It would be wise if you do not stay alone until the threat is removed, and I will warn you: I will know if you try to figure out a way to go to Demando and fight him yourself."
The girl gulped, and Tuxedo Kamen's hold tightened on her arms. Pluto was staring at her with deep garnet eyes, a knowing, caring smile on her face. "Don't think for a moment that I will not be monitoring your life very carefully. Do not take any unnecessary risks."
Serenity, finally, moved. She laughed. Most everyone in the room turned to listen to the sound of tinkling bells. Only Endymion didn't move. "Really, Pluto." She stepped forward. "Usagi knows her limits, and figuring things out has never been our strong suit, has it, Usagi?" Serenity winked at Sailor Moon, which only caused her to blink. Serenity looked at Pluto. "Finding Demando's hidden dark palace is definitely not something I would be able to do, at whatever age, Pluto."
"Nonetheless, Serenity-sama," Pluto said in a low murmur, bowing slightly. "I would prefer to monitor the princess just in case... as a precaution."
Serenity had one eyebrow raised, but she nodded. "Very well, then." She glanced around at the other senshi. "I believe it would be time for you all to return home. It is very late in your own time as it is here, and if I am correct, Mercury has a very important exam tomorrow." Mercury squeaked, and Serenity laughed another tinkling giggle. Tuxedo Kamen detected Endymion rolling his eyes ever so slightly. The King caught his eye and coughed, covering a smile, before looking away.
"Pluto, if you would escort the senshi to the portal?" Serenity motioned to the time guardian, who nodded and motioned to the senshi, except Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen. Serenity glanced at her daughter, who was still standing against one of the screens, leaning against it with her arms crossed. "Usagi, will you please come away from that screen before it burns a hole in your fuku? Jupiter will not be pleased if she has to sew up a burnt hole."
Glaring at her mother, Usa pushed herself away from the screen and started to stomp out of the room, but not before she heard her father's admonishment. "Don't think for a moment you can go to the portal with the senshi. I am no fool, Chibiusa. Go to your room, please." Standing in the doorway, the girl seemed to have a retort building. Her fists were shaking at her sides, but finally, after standing still for a long moment, she stomped away without saying a word.
Pluto, standing close to the door, sighed heavily. "If I had known, your majesties..."
"It is no matter, Pluto." Serenity shook her head. "She was the right person to send to the past."
The time senshi nodded and left the room, leaving the King and Queen with Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen, who glanced at each other worriedly.
"Forgive our daughter, please," Serenity, closest to the younger couple, clasped her hands together. "She's... well..." The Queen pursed her small lips together. By this time, her husband had come forward to stand at her side. She glanced up at him with a pleading look.
He nodded and turned to look at them. "Chibiusa's stubborn, reckless, and terribly brave. It's frightening how brave she is."
"She will try to go to the past, and I'm afraid," Serenity said. "She won't give it up, no matter what Endymion and I say. She will try to return to the 21st century, and I'm afraid she might succeed." She frowned. "She was only a child of six when she first used the time key Pluto gave her. She's too brilliant for her age." She glanced at her husband. "I blame you; she certainly didn't get that from me." She suddenly pointed a finger in the air. "Or her attitude either!"
Endymion's eyes narrowed, but he refrained from retorting. Sailor Moon, however, choked on a laugh. Tuxedo Kamen had to let her arms go, as she had doubled over, clutching her stomach as she laughed. He gave her a stern, exasperated look. "Usako!"
"I'm sorry, Mamo-chan," she said through her laughs, "But you know it's true! Chibiusa has always had the worst attitude of any kid I have ever met, and it's obviously..." She laughed harder. "Obviously not gotten any better!"
Serenity was suddenly laughing along with her, but her laughs were much lighter. Endymion looked cross as he looked at her.
Tuxedo Kamen sighed. "Chibiusa and Usako have never really... gotten along well."
"We know," Serenity beamed. Sailor Moon wiped away the few tears that had escaped her eyes from laughing. The Queen smiled at her. "It's understandable. Though don't worry," she waved a hand. "I've been getting my fair share of fights with her lately." She sighed miserably and put her hand to her cheek. "Teenagers. It's absolutely dreadful. She was our sweet little princess, and now she's a mons—"
"Serenity, love..." Endymion prodded, clearing his throat, and the Queen blinked.
"Oh, right!" She waved a hand again, this time agitatedly. "I'm so sorry, I'm keeping you behind when you should be getting to the portal." She grasped Sailor Moon's gloved hands in her own suddenly, and the Moon senshi blinked repeatedly. It was very, very strange. "Sailor Moon, I have asked so much of you when it comes to my daughter, and I hate to ask you again, but please..." The Queen's blue eyes, though like looking in a mirror, were much wiser and knew much more emotion than Sailor Moon did yet. "She will try to return to your time, and..." She glanced at her husband. "We are afraid if she does. Please, notify Pluto the second she enters your time, and watch over her."
Sailor Moon blinked. "You don't even have to ask. Of course."
Serenity let out a sigh and nodded. "I know, but I do feel terrible, when she isn't even your daughter yet. I've already asked so much of you." She glanced at Tuxedo Kamen. "We've asked too much of you both." She released Sailor Moon's hands. "Thank you."
The senshi nodded and scratched the back of her head nervously. "S-sure."
"You'd better hurry; we've kept you too long," Endymion turned to the door. He glanced at Tuxedo Kamen. "She's going to be angry with me for a while; I don't reprimand her often. Whatever you do, don't indulge her, even though I know you'll want to. She can't stay if she does happen to get to your time."
Tuxedo Kamen nodded. "Of course."
"He's not used to being the bad guy," Serenity whispered to Sailor Moon as they walked out the metal door. "He spoils her."
"Serenity? What's that?" Endymion raised an eyebrow at her lowered voice.
"Nothing, love." Serenity winked at Sailor Moon, who couldn't help but grin. "Oh, and Sailor Moon, don't let anything get in the way of your wedding plans! No threat is worth putting off your dreams."
Her jaw dropped. "How did you know?"
Serenity waved a hand once again. "Of course I would know; I'm you, aren't I?"
"Yeah... weird as it is."
Serenity nodded as they reached the elevator. "Well, just follow my advice."
Endymion sighed from behind his wife."You're not supposed to be giving her advice, Serenity! Pluto will have enough trouble with Chron—"
"Oh, I'll deal with Chronos! She will not go through what I went through!" Serenity retorted, batting her husband's chest with her hand before turning to Sailor Moon once again. Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen stepped into the elevator. "Listen, Usagi. When it comes to the wedding, don't ever listen to Minako-chan, always listen to Mako-chan, let Ami-chan do as she wants, make Rei maid of honor, and whatever you do, do not try putting Luna in the wedding!" Endymion suddenly choked. He looked like he was trying desperately not to laugh.
"Don't put Luna in the wedding," Sailor Moon said woodenly. "Um, got it."
Serenity smiled and waved as the doors to the elevator slid shut. The young couple looked at each other for a long moment.
"That had to be the weirdest conversation of my entire life." Sailor Moon noted. "Seeing myself... older... so weird..."
"Try going through it twice in your life." Tuxedo Kamen muttered. He leaned against the glass wall. "You know, we were always told that the Queen is much different from you."
"So?"
"She seems exactly the same to me."
Sailor Moon blinked. "Really?"
He smiled softly at her. "It seems I'm always going to be telling you to stop doing something you shouldn't be doing, while you go ahead and do it anyways. Exactly the same."
The elevator doors slid open and Pluto was waiting for them. Sailor Moon turned to look at her fiancé and gave him a slight smirk. "Least it means I will always get my way." She flipped her two locks of hair behind her before she started to walk toward Pluto and the portal.
Tuxedo Kamen laughed and followed, catching up to her and taking her arm through his. "I wouldn't have it any other way."
Serenity looked down at the younger versions of herself and her husband as they walked together, arm in arm, toward Sailor Pluto waiting for them. She smiled softly from her perch on a high balcony outside her bedroom. A full moon had risen beautifully in the sky, sending sparkles all through the Crystal Palace.
"You should not have told her that, Usako," Her husband's breath was suddenly in her ear, and she shivered as she felt his arms wrap around her.
"I know." She sighed and leaned back against his chest. The three had vanished into the portal. "I just want one thing in her life to go easier than mine. If I can save her from having Luna practically bite her arm off at the suggestion that she wear a dress and have a pillow tied to her back so she can be a ring bearer along with Artemis..." she trailed off and shook her head, a flustered look on her face. Endymion couldn't help but grin. "Anyways. She seems to have it so much harder than me. I mean, think about it. As sick as I was of fighting, at least there was no threat when we married. And they've done so much for Chibiusa, when they shouldn't have to."
"It's fairly amusing that it's the first time you've actually thought to help yourself for once, and it still not actually you," he chuckled, kissed her earlobe softly, and changed the subject. "You still call her Chibiusa only to me, huh?"
"She would hate it if I still referred to her as Chibiusa, Mamo-chan," Serenity sighed. "She's so intent on being an adult."
"She lets me, though."
"And don't gloat about it, either!" She swatted the side of his head as she leaned against him. "Though she may not anymore after today. How was that?"
"The most excruciating thing I think I've ever had to do."
"Worse than having your star seed taken?"
"Ah, you joke, but my heart was literally breaking. I don't think I've ever seen her look so betrayed as when I called her Small Lady."
"Joys of parenting. Sometimes, you have to break their hearts."
"Indeed."
"I'm used to her being upset with me these days. Part of being a teenager; I fought with my mother constantly when I was her age. Of course, it usually involved food," She paused. "Anyways. Her being upset with you is going to be a whole different experience."
"Don't remind me."
She laughed and turned in his arms, putting her arms around his neck. "It was strange, looking at the younger version of you again." She ran her fingers through his hair, and he felt a slight pinch. She held up a gray hair between them. "Before you had these."
His eyes narrowed. "Those do start showing up after a few thousand years, yes."
She laughed and leaned against his chest. "I always used to think you were the most handsome man."
"Do you want me to take you to the 21st century so you can swap, Serenity?" His tone sounded ever so slightly hurt, and she grinned.
She leaned her head back and pulled herself up, her arms clinging tightly around his neck so that her nose pressed against his softly. "Silly man, I was just about to say that I was wrong; it seems it took several thousand years before you were truly the most handsome man."
"I desperately want to roll my eyes right now, but I am refraining, love." His tone, however, had changed to a lighter, teasing one.
"I would be highly offended if you did."
"Therefore I am refraining." He softly pressed his lips against hers, before wrapping his arms around her more tightly and carrying her inside. "It's been an extremely long day, Usako." He laid her down on their bed, sitting at her side and leaning down so that their faces were barely touching. "I believe I want to spend this night making love to my beautiful wife," he kissed her softly, and she laughed into his kiss. "We can go back to parenting and ruling the Earth tomorrow."
She nodded against the pillows and pulled his face down to hers again. "Life can go on tomorrow."
End Chapter Three
Okay, that was just too much fun. I have always, always wanted to write a scene where the future King and Queen are in a conversation with their past counterparts. I've always been fascinated by the whole dynamic of it, ever since that one episode in R where Tuxedo Kamen actually does face his future self and speaks to him. It's just so freaking cool! Hah... yes, loser moment right there, lol! But anyways, I really wanted to write one where Usagi talks with her future self too. It was awesomely fun! Lol.
*Secluded Sapphire, I sort of used your idea in this chapter... about Usagi and her selflessness? :) Not quite, but I mentioned it! :P
And those of you whom I've disappointed because I've made Chibiusa (or Usa) a rather moody teenager, well... I'm sorry. But she is a teenager, and come on... Chibiusa's always had attitude. I've got plans for her, don't worry, don't worry...
Thanks to everyone for the supportive reviews, and hope you all like this chapter. Hope it's not too thick with explanations that don't make sense.
Btw, any usage of "werewolves" I use will try to incorporate the idea of those used in the Transylvania series of SeraMyu Musicals (so there is a Sailor Moon connection, no worries). I'll try to make sure about that. They're not heavily involved in the series, but I remember they were there.
Though I will say, I watched the Underworld movies recently, and when I think werewolves, I think big scary monsters. Not seventeen year old kids who think Bella is da bomb.
…...okay, sorry, I had to do it. Ahem. I even like Twilight, lol. I still had to do it.